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NEW YEARS EVE 12-31-2010

Evangelist Pat Robertson who supports the legalization of marijuana claims to have discovered a reference to it in the bible -- Cheech 12:16  “Dooby unto others as thou would want to be doobied to.”  

Federal authorities are investigating charges that Christine O’Donnell used campaign contributions to pay personal expenses.  Suspicious write-offs include dried frogs’ tongues, tarantula carcasses and a large, cast-iron cauldron.

On Maine’s Sugerloaf Mountain, high winds were blamed for a ski lift failure that dumped ten skiers 30 feet into soft snow.  No one was seriously hurt, but the bad news is witnesses on the ground say none of them scored higher than a 7.5. 

This week marks the discovery in 1924 of other galaxies by astronomer Edwin Hubble whose namesake telescope is so powerful, it’s been able to spot liquid water on Mars, space debris from the Starship Enterprise and James Cameron’s  summer home on Pandora.  

The Post Office will honor NASA with a commemorative stamp featuring a portrait of astronaut Alan Shepard.  The adhesive will be available in three flavors:  orange, grapefruit and strawberry Tang.

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BOB HOPE'S 1983 U.S. COLLEGE CAMPUS TOUR: Your Alma Mater Here?


"Having spent twenty years writing for the indefatigable Bob Hope, and traveling all over the world, Bob Mills is well qualified to salute the famous corps of gag men who kept the comedian knee-deep in jokes. These first-hand recollections summon up the final phase of Hope’s career—and the end of the trail for an entire brand of show business."

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